Okra Gombo Clemson Spineless NT - Ferme de Sainte Marthe seeds

Okra, also known as Lady's Finger, is a heat-loving exotic vegetable. The Clemson Spineless variety produces fruits 15 to 18 cm long and 3 cm in diameter. These elongated pods can be eaten raw or cooked and are a key ingredient in many African and Creole recipes. It is a digestible and low-calorie vegetable.

Okra, also called Gumbo, Cabo, or Calou, is an annual vegetable plant native to Africa, now cultivated on almost every continent. It is used in stews, soups, or Mafé—a rich peanut-based sauce that enhances meat and fish dishes in African cuisine.

Okra belongs to the Malvaceae family, like Hibiscus, and has an upright, bushy habit, reaching up to 2 metres in height when grown under optimal conditions. It is a tropical plant, highly sensitive to cold and demanding warmth. Outdoor cultivation is best suited to particularly mild climates, rich and well-drained soils… and experienced gardeners. Outside Mediterranean regions, it is ideal to grow it in a greenhouse, preferably heated, as it only thrives in temperatures above 16°C.

Harvest: Harvesting takes place from July to October, regularly, as the fruits develop very quickly (4 to 5 days after flowering) and can become fibrous.

Storage: Okra can be kept in the refrigerator for a few days or dried after being thinly sliced.

Gardener’s tip: To reduce watering needs, we recommend mulching the soil from late May onwards with thin, successive layers of grass clippings, ideally mixed with dead leaves. This protective layer helps retain soil moisture and also reduces weeding.

Untreated or "NT" seeds come from conventionally grown plants (often using pesticides), but they receive no post-harvest treatment. These seeds are permitted in organic horticulture when organic seeds are out of stock.